Blombos Cave Discoveries and Implications

The video tutorial covers a lesson on human adaptation and technology during the Paleolithic era. It begins with a bellwork activity related to the unit claim about changes in human living conditions. The lesson focuses on archaeological findings from Blombos Cave, highlighting tools, artistic expressions, and symbolic language. Students are instructed to watch a secondary video and complete a reading assignment, followed by a discussion post.

What was the main change for humans during the Paleolithic era according to the unit claim?

• Development of agriculture

• Change in living locations

• Invention of the wheel

• Domestication of animals

What is the focus of today's lesson?

• The development of language

• The history of Blombos Cave

• Technology and human adaptation during the Paleolithic period

• The rise of agriculture

What significant evidence was found at Blombos Cave?

• The first written language

• Evidence of fishing and fine stonework

• Early forms of agriculture

• The oldest known wheel

What does the use of ochre at Blombos Cave suggest?

• It was used as a weapon

• It was a form of currency

• It indicates a form of symbolic language

• It was used for cooking

What is the significance of the snail shell necklace found at Blombos Cave?

• It was used in religious rituals

• It indicates trade with other regions

• It is the oldest known piece of jewelry

• It was used as a tool

What does the age of Blombos Cave suggest about the development of speech?

• Speech was not used by humans

• Speech developed in Europe

• Speech was likely older than previously thought

• Speech developed 30,000 years ago

What are students instructed to do after watching the video?

• Complete a worksheet

• Write an essay

• Create a presentation

• Answer a document-based question in a discussion post

Where can students find the reading 'Technology Then and Now'?

• In the library

• In the textbook

• On the Canvas page

• On a separate website

What is the purpose of the discussion post?

• To provide feedback on the lesson

• To summarize the video

• To answer a document-based question

• To ask questions about the lesson

What is the main topic of the secondary video linked in Canvas?

• The Blombos Cave findings

• The history of agriculture

• The invention of tools

• The development of language